Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson travels to Monticello, Arkansas to spend some time with Mike Pennington, president of L.D. Long, Inc. Mike Pennington, 61, has been around the woods his whole life. He was born and bred on a patch of managed timberland. During his adult years he was a registered forester, even though he didn’t go to forestry school. “I’ve always wanted to log but was scared to jump off on my own,” he says with a grin. “I’m a little late getting into logging.” Pennington’s father was a log buyer for a Crossett, Ark. plywood plant, and in 1973 Pennington himself went into timber procurement with Georgia-Pacific. But it was 2008, when he “retired”, that he entered logging, becoming the President of longtime Arkansas logging firm, L.D. Long., Inc. The company has a long history in Arkansas of being the first in things since it incorporated in 1952.

Featured Story: “Late Game Substitution”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: L.D. Long, Inc.
Location: Monticello, Arkansas
SLT Issue: January 2014

Check out other featured articles in the January 2014 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times January issue mentions Mike Pennington, who didn’t start logging until after he retired from forestry. Young gun Ryan McKenzie has something to prove as he takes over the family business. Father-son duo Buddy and Chad Shelton do whatever it takes together for their business. The historic logging/lumbering series features Allison Lumber Co. of Bellamy, Alabama.